I just don’t understand how this old white man couldn’t understand how this cotton stalk centerpiece was offensive to black people. SMDH This old white man is playing stupid. The fact the black guests stayed to eat makes me go Hmmmmm? If it was me I’d taken pics and video and left.

According to The Tennessean, the display put on by Lipscomb University President Randy Lowry has been slammed as offensive by students. To make matters even worse, in my opinion, this dinner was all about meeting and greeting students to chat more about their experiences at the majority-white school

Some of those students who attended, of course, were not impressed by the display. One student posted a picture to Instagram showing the centerpieces, adding in her caption that

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZDM-EfhGiU/

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